John james reed



(No Model.)

J. J. REED.

SASH FASTBNER.

No. 394,936. Patented Dec. 18, 1888;

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN JAMES REED, OF LYONS, IOWA, Assrenon E ONE-HALF 'ro DANIEL B. SNYDER, OF SAME PLACE.

SASH-FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 394,936, dated December 18, 1888.

Application filed September 12, 1888. Serial No. 28 ,216. (No model.) I

T0 to whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN JAMES REED, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lyons, in the county of Clinton and State of Iowa,

5 have invented anew and useful Improvement in \Vindow-Fastenings, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in window-fastenings; and it consists in certain novel features, hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accmn mnying drawings, Figure 1 is a front view of a portion of a window provided with my improved fastener. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the upper edge of the lower sash, showing the fastening applied thereto. Fig. 3 is a side View, partly broken away. Fig. L is a detail view of one of the blocks over which the bolt-s slide. Fig. 5 is a detail view showing the grooved plate, which is secured to the front side of the sash, and the tongue on the casting, which is engaged by said plate.

Referring to the drawings by letter, 'A designates the lower sash and l; the upper sash. The upper sash is provided in the front face of its side bar with a series of sockets or openings, (J, which are adapted to be engaged by one of the bolts of my fastener, as willbehereo inafter set forth.

3 designates the whidow-frame, in the side of which is formed a series of sockets or openings, C, similar to the sockets C, which are engaged by one of the bolts of the fastener.

D designates a casting provided with the plate E and the barrels F, formed on the upper side of the plate E at right angles to each other. These barrels F are provided in their upper sides with the longitudinal slots G, having the notches II in one of their sides at or near their outer ends. The fastening-bolts I .I move in these barrels, and are provided with studs K, which play in the slots G, and are adapted to engage the notches H to hold the bolts withdrawn, when so desired. The bolts rest on blocks L, which are inserted in the lower sides of the barrels F, and have semicircular grooves M in their upper sides, the bolts resting in said grooves.

N O designate springs, which are arranged in the inner meeting ends of the barrels F, and bear against the walls of the same at one end, and have their opposite ends passed through loops or eyes P in the rear ends of the bolts I .1, respectively. These springs serve to keep the bolts normally projected, as will be readily understood, and when the bolts are withdrawn the springs are compressed, so that upon releasing the pressure on the bolts the springs will at once force them outward and cause them to engage the sockets C O, and thereby hold the sashes at the desired place.

On the upper side of the barrels F, at the angle formed at the meeting ends of the same, 6 5 I provide the offset Q, which serves as a rest for the thumb of the operator when withdrawing the bolts. This offset is placed at an angle to the barrels, so that it will serve equally well for each.

The device is secured on the upper edge of the lower sash by means of screws passed through perforations R in the base E, and is further braced and seen red in this position by means of a plate, S, secured to the front side 7 5 of the upper bar of the sash, and having the groove T on its rear side, which is engaged by a tongue or rib, U, on the casting.

In operation the bolts I .I engage the sockets 0 0T, respectively, and thereby support the sash and securethe same at any desired point. It will be readily seen that bymydevice I provide a double fastening for the wim dow, so that the two sashes can be properly locked together at any desired point. The upper sash can be lowered and the lower sash can be raised independently of each other and secured, and it not necessary that either one should be at any particular height for the proper operation of the device.

The device is very simple and can be manufactured at a slight cost, so that it can be sold cheaply and thus brought within the reach of all.

An ordinary coiled spring can be placed in 5 rear of the bolts to project the same; but I prefer to use the springs shown in the drawings, in which the springs are coiled around shafts or rods V and have their ends extending upward, one end bearing against the end I00 of the barrel and the other 01111 engaging the loop or eye in the inner end 01: 1110 bol 1'.

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